Train as a professional dancer through rigorous conservatoire training across ballet, jazz, contemporary and commercial performance.
The BA (Hons) Dance at Italia Conti is a three-year, full-time vocational programme for students aged 18+ (17+ for applicants from Scotland), designed to develop technically strong, versatile and employable dancers for the contemporary industry.
Training spans a wide range of dance styles and performance contexts, including choreography, aerial and acrobatic work. You will build strength, coordination and consistency across disciplines, while developing performance range and adaptability.
Across the three years, training progresses from technical foundations to integrated performance and industry-facing work. You will take part in stage and screen-based projects, culminating in public performances and industry engagement. You will work on a range of intensive projects and productions, culminating in fully staged performances, a West End Industry Showcase, and direct engagement with agents, casting directors and industry professionals.
Alongside studio training, you will develop the wider skills required of a professional performer, including audition technique, self-taping, industry knowledge and independent creative practice. You will graduate as a confident, adaptable and industry-ready dancer, equipped to enter the profession and sustain a career in dance.
In first year you focus on the fundamentals of the core disciplines (Ballet, Jazz, Commercial and Contemporary) and early skill integration.You will explore jazz tech, jazz performance and jazz elements, alongside two commercial dance classes. Ballet classes will also include a weekly pointe class. You will be introduced to the fundamentals of a range of aerial skills such as hoop and silks and acrobatics skills such as tricks and tumbling.This forms the basis of your fundamental training as a versatile, technical and athletic dancer.
You will develop a grounding in choreography through dance improvisation and developing skills in a range of practitioner approaches, you will acquire the tools and knowledge necessary to create sound choreography which communicates meaning to an audience.
Fundamentals in supporting skills will allow you to develop further performance skills in acting, singing and tap dance. You will learn to apply the skills you have learnt holistically in dance projects, with emphasis placed on performance and collaboration. Each week you will take an industry guest workshop which invites a range of further dance styles and industry professionals into the studio to work with you.
Contextual Practice develops reflection and critical thinking. You apply historical and contextual study directly to studio work and develop as a thinking performer. You will explore health and safety as an emerging performer in theatre. This focuses on areas such as safe practice in class, injury prevention and overall positive health, and well-being. Lessons are also used to contextualise the landscape of dance and themes covered in other classes.
Los proyectos típicos de este año pueden incluir:
In second year, core technical training continues at a more advanced and integrated level. Project work becomes more sustained and intensive.
You will consolidate existing skills in ballet, jazz, commercial and contemporary and explore a wider range of performance styles within the dance genres as well as deepening their technical and expressive abilities. Aerial and Tricks classes become more advanced, and you will be encouraged to implement the honed skills into extended choreographed sequences and musical phrases.
Your choreographic journey will include developing your own artistic voice, whilst nurturing others’ work as dance captain, assistant choreographer roles on projects and in dance performance work.
Additional training in acting, singing and tap dance continue to support those students who may like to perform in musical theatre and cruise entertainment industries upon graduation. You will also get 1:1 singing lessons in Year 2 which will allow you to develop your voice, build confidence in singing performance, and find songs suitable for you. Each week you will take an industry guest workshop which invites a range of further dance styles and industry professionals into the studio to work with you.
Contextual Practice continues to develop reflection and critical thinking. You integrate practice-research approaches into theatre-making, preparing for the Independent Performance Project in Level 6. you will explore the history of dance. This focuses on the development of dance as a social and politic influence, as well as recognising the chronologic evolution of theatrical trends. Lessons are also used to contextualise the landscape of dance and themes covered in other classes.
Los proyectos típicos de este año pueden incluir:
In third year the emphasis is on preparing you for a career as a professional dancer. This final year bridges the gap between professional training and the professional dance world.
You will continue to study core dance disciplines of ballet, jazz, commercial and contemporary to keep your performance skills en pointe. You will have a weekly acting through song class to prepare vital audition material, alongside a 1:1 singing lesson to ensure your voice is developing.
Professional Preparation and Employability workshops will hone audition technique to ensure that you have all the skills necessary to embark upon a successful professional career. This also extends to preparation for all wider soft-skills and supporting areas for professional practitioners including sourcing and choosing headshots and bodyshots, joining and populating Spotlight, creating personal showreels and meeting with leading industry creatives and choreographers, agents and casting directors to begin networking. You will also take part in an audition workshop with New Adventures can lead to invitations to Swan School and invitation-only classes.
You will take part in:
You will be working with external industry choreographers/directors alongside full time faculty for all of your productions and performances. Agents, casting directors and other industry professionals are invited to performances to facilitate representation and exposure.
La conexión con la industria continúa a través de:
You will also complete a practical Independent Performance Project (dissertation) in the third term where you can put your choreography skills into practice as you devise, choreograph and perform your own piece of dance theatre, encouraging independent and professional working practices in the development of your own work in response to question, theme, or stimulus.
Matrícula | £10,050 per academic year, paid in advance in termly instalments.
Financiación estudiantil Se dispone de financiación para estudiantes, incluido el acceso a un préstamo para la matrícula y un préstamo para el mantenimiento del estudiante.
Cuota de inscripción en la audición | £45 (no reembolsable).
Depósito | Se requiere un depósito de £275 para reservar y aceptar una plaza en el programa.
Exenciones de tarifas Los solicitantes que cumplan los requisitos pueden beneficiarse de exenciones del pago de la tasa de audición y del depósito.
Un desglose de los costes asociados del programa y más información sobre la exención de tasas están disponibles en la página de Tasas y Financiación
Las becas se conceden en función del resultado de la audición. Puede solicitar una ayuda financiera después de recibir una oferta de estudios poniéndose en contacto con admissions@italiaconti.co.uk
Para obtener más información sobre las tasas para estudiantes internacionales, consulte nuestra página de Solicitudes Internacionales.
Las solicitudes se realizan directamente a Italia Conti y no requieren una solicitud de UCAS. Debe completar el formulario de solicitud y pagar una tarifa de audición no reembolsable de £45 para ser considerado. Estas tarifas actúan tanto como tarifa de administración para procesar su solicitud como un depósito no reembolsable para una plaza en el día de audición.
Solo debe solicitar un programa y se le anima a expresar en el formulario si tiene interés en cualquier otro programa, además del programa que está solicitando directamente. Todos los solicitantes son considerados para los respectivos programas de fundación CertHE de un año con financiación completa, por defecto.
Las plazas en nuestros programas son limitadas; es habitual que las escuelas de arte dramático hagan más ofertas que plazas disponibles. Las admisiones se procesan por orden de llegada, por lo que se recomienda aceptar la plaza lo antes posible. Una vez que la oferta de un programa haya caducado, el candidato admitido pasará a la lista de espera.
The application deadline for this programme is 28 February 2027. Late applications may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
After completing the application process, you will be invited to prepare, record and submit an audition self-tape where auditionees will be required to demonstrate a variety of skills. First round applicants will receive the result from their audition submission within 4 weeks of receipt. This is to ensure that every submission deserves our full time and attention.
Esta etapa nos permite explorar su trabajo con mayor profundidad, evaluar su capacidad de respuesta a las indicaciones y comprender cómo se integra en un entorno de formación.
El día de la segunda convocatoria también es una oportunidad para que experimentes la filosofía de la escuela, conozcas al profesorado y a los estudiantes de nuestros programas, y obtengas una perspectiva de la formación que realizarías. Los candidatos convocados de nuevo recibirán el resultado de su audición de segunda convocatoria en un plazo de 2 semanas.
Full information on what to prepare for your auditions can be found here.
Entry to BA Dance requires the following:
La admisión mediante el reconocimiento de cualificaciones o experiencia de acceso no estándar también podrá valorarse caso por caso para los candidatos que demuestren un talento excepcional o que puedan convencer al tribunal de su capacidad para completar con éxito el programa. El acceso no estándar se evalúa mediante una audición y una entrevista. A los estudiantes sin una cualificación de inglés de Nivel 2 se les puede pedir que realicen una tarea escrita de acceso no estándar.
Applicants must have the legal right to reside/study in the UK for the full period of the programme.
1 de septiembre – 11 de diciembre de 2026
4 de enero – 2 de abril de 2027
26 de abril – 23 de julio de 2027
Vuelve pronto para consultar las fechas del curso para el inicio en septiembre de 2027.
Join us at an Open Day to learn more about the Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance programme
Italia Conti ofrece una gama de cursos cortos Audition Ready para prepararse para las audiciones. Estos programas permiten a los estudiantes trabajar con profesores de tiempo completo, recibir comentarios y experimentar una audición de simulacro de recuperación para el programa.
Encuentre toda la información sobre tarifas y financiación a continuación.
Italia Conti ofrece exenciones de tasas a los solicitantes que cumplan los criterios establecidos, lo que contribuye a garantizar que la situación económica no suponga un obstáculo para presentar la solicitud.
My training at Italia Conti has truly inspired me. During my time, I felt welcomed into a creative, supportive environment. The facilities are great, they give us everything we need to experiment, rehearse, and perform. Having access to such great studios and performance spaces has really helped me feel more prepared and confident as I grow in my training into becoming a professional artist.
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